info on turkey (geo, economic, etc)

Just some more info on Turkey that you guys can read and decide whether it should be our number 1 :))

Geography location: South-western Asia (that part west of the Bosphorus is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria.

Geographic coordinates: 39 00 N, 35 00 E

Area

total area: 780,580 sq km
land area: 770,760 sq km
water area: 9,820 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Texas, or larger than France and UK put together, or 2.5 times bigger than Italy.

Land boundaries

total: 2,648 km
border countries: Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 352 km, Syria 822 km.

ECONOMICS

The economic situation in recent years has been marked by rapid growth coupled with partial success in implementing structural reform measures. Inflation declined to 10,45% in 2011 (8.9% in 2010), down from 90% in 1997.

A major political and economic issue over the next decade is whether or not Turkey will become a member of the EU.

Exchange rates: USD 1 = 1.88 TL , Euro 1 = 2.45 TL

I want to add that if we build Disney in Turkey, we need to keep in mind weather conditions- a place that meets this criteria is Izmir. For the first time in 20 years they had snow this year.

Sources: CIA - The World Fact book 2006, Turkish Statistical Institute, World Bank, DHMI, TCDD, MB. http://www.allaboutturkey.com/info.htm